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application for a permit to dredge or 

excavate adjacent to a Federal 

Navigation Channel in or affecting 

navigable waters of the United States, 

and potential impacts on the human 

environment from such activities, as 

well as the disposal of material in the 

littoral disposal area, which could be 

suitable for beneficial use. Also 

included in the evaluation is the 

placement of dredged material within 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) designated Pascagoula 

Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site 

(ODMDS) and the designated Littoral 

Zone Placement Area located east and 

south of the barrier island. It is 

anticipated that the excavated area 

would become part of the Federal 

Navigation Channel in the future, if the 

Corps adopts maintenance of the 

widened area, pending approval of the 

Corps Planning documents described 

above. No wetland impacts are known 

to exist at the proposed dredge disposal 

site. In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Corps is requiring the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

prior to rendering a final decision on the 

Port’s permit application, based on 

potentially significant impacts to water 

quality, cultural resources, endangered 

or threatened species, or sediment 

transport. The Corps may ultimately 

make a determination to approve the 

permit, approve the permit with 

conditions, or deny the permit for the 

above project. 

This effort will also support nonfederal construction of the project and, 

in concert with the parallel Planning 

Division EIS, the potential federal 

maintenance under the authority of 

Section 204(b) of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1986. 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as 

amended), the Corps will serve as Lead 

Agency for the Preparation of an EIS. 

The Draft EIS is intended to be 

sufficient in scope to address both the 

Federal and the state and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) has expressed 

interest in acting as a cooperating 

agency in the preparation of the EIS. 

2. Project Purpose and Need. The 

overall project purpose is to widen the 

existing Federal Navigation Channel, 

including excavation, as needed, to 

reconfigure the site to alleviate the 

current transit restrictions and increase 

travel efficiencies for vessel transit, 

improve safety conditions for vessel 

operations, improve conditions for port 

operations, and improve habitat 

conditions through the beneficial use of 

dredged material. 

3. Issues. There are several potential 

environmental issues that will be 

addressed in the EIS. Additional issues 

may be identified during the scoping 

process. Issues initially identified as 

potentially significant include: 

a. Impacts to traffic, including marine 

navigation and ground transportation; 

b. Potential impacts to endangered 

and threatened species; 

c. Air quality; 

d. Water quality; 

e. Socioeconomic effects; 

f. Cumulative impacts; and 

g. Placement of dredged materials. 

4. Alternatives. Alternatives initially 

being considered for the proposed 

improvement project include the 

following: 

a. No Project/No Action. .This 

alternative would not implement any of 

the elements presented in the project 

description. 

b. Widening 100 feet on the West Side. 

This alternative is the proposed Project 

to widen the Federal Channel segment 

approximately 100 feet parallel to the 

existing channel centerline, to the 

existing depth of ¥42 feet mean lower 

low water. The width may be increased 

as necessary to allow adequate transit 

for navigation in transition zones. The 

improved channel would be 7.22 miles 

long and result in excavation of 

approximately 3.4 to 3.8 million cubic 

yards of dredged material. 

c. Widening of 50 feet on Either Side 

of the Channel Centerline. This 

alternative includes a proposal to widen 

the Federal Channel segment, 

approximately 50 feet on either side of 

the existing channel centerline, to the 

existing depth of ¥42 feet mean lower 

low water. The width may be increased 

as necessary to allow adequate 

transition for navigation. The improved 

channel would be similar in length and 

dredged material quantities to the 

proposed Project (widening 100 feet on 

the West Side). 

5. Scoping Process. As part of the 

Corps Planning Division EIS, a public 

scoping meeting was conducted for the 

proposed Bayou Casotte and Lower 

Sound Channels Widening of the 

Pascagoula Harbor Channel. The 

meeting was held to receive public 

comments and assess public concerns 

regarding the appropriate scope and 

preparation of the Draft EIS. 

Participation in the public meeting by 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

other interested organizations and 

persons was encouraged. This meeting 

was conducted in English, and was held 

on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., located at the 

Pascagoula Public Library, 3214 

Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 

39567. 

A comment period was held for the 

Regulatory Division on the permit 

application, which was noticed April 

15, 2011. The comment period was held 

from April 15, 2011 to May 16, 2011. 

The Corps will be accepting written 

comments on this Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS, and they will be taken 

into consideration during development 

of the document. We encourage any 

additional comments from interested 

public, agencies, and local officials. 

Written and e-mailed comments to the 

Corps will be received until October 20, 

2011. Written comments should be sent 

to the address below: 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile 

District, Regulatory Division, c/o Philip 

A. Hegji, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, 

Alabama 36628–0001, e-mail: 

Philip.A.Hegji@usace.army.mil. 

6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The 

Corps expects the Draft EIS to be made 

available to the public in late spring 

2012. A public hearing will be held 

during the public comment period for 

the Draft EIS. 

Dated: September 9, 2011. 

Craig J. Litteken, 

Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

membership of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Senior 

Executive Service (SES) Performance 

Review Board (PRB). 

DATES: Effective Date: September 19, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning 

this notice to: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Biscieglia by telephone at (202) 

694–7041 or by e-mail at 

debbieb@dnfsb.gov. 

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performance review boards. The PRB 

shall review and evaluate the initial 

summary rating of the senior executive’s 

performance, the executive’s response, 

and the higher level official’s comments 

on the initial summary rating. In 

addition, the PRB will review and 

recommend executive performance 

bonuses and pay increases. 

The DNFSB is a small, independent 

Federal agency; therefore, the members 

of the DNFSB SES Performance Review 

Board listed in this notice are drawn 

from the SES ranks of other agencies. 

The following persons comprise a 

standing roster to serve as members of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board SES Performance Review Board: 

Christopher E. Aiello, Director of 

Human Resources, Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation 

David M. Capozzi, Director of Technical 

and Information Services, United 

States Access Board 

Edward C. Hobson, Associate Director 

for Safety and Security, Peace Corps 

Steven G. McManus, Deputy Chief 

Operating Officer, Armed Forces 

Retirement Home 

Barry S. Socks, Chief Operating Officer, 

National Capital Planning 

Commission 

Christopher W. Warner, General 

Counsel, U.S. Chemical Safety and 

Hazard Investigation Board 

Dated: September 12, 2011. 

Brian Grosner, 

Chairman, Executive Resources Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 6 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments. 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments. 

• Liaisons’ Comments. 

• Presentation. 

• FLUOR B&W Community 

Commitment Plan Update, Jerry 

Schneider. 

• Administrative Issues: 

Æ Subcommittee Updates. 

• Motions: 

Æ Second Reading of the amendment 

to the Operating Procedures: 

Section VI. Board Structure C 3a. 

fourteen days changed to seven 

days as proposed by the Executive 

Committee. 

• Public Comments. 

• Final Comments. 

• Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Joel 

Bradburne at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the phone 

number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Joel Bradburne at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC on September 

14, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Friday, October 21, 2011, 9 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Embassy Suites 

Convention Center, 900 10th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Ducker, U.S. Department of 

Energy; 4G–036/Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (202) 586–7810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To conduct an 

open meeting of the NCC and to provide 

an update of the current NCC study. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Welcome and Call to Order by NCC 

Chair. 

• Keynote address by Secretary 

Steven Chu, Department of Energy. 

• Presentation by Phil Ren on the 

Northeast Asia Coal Exchange Center. 

• Presentation by Barry Worthington, 

President of the U.S. Energy Agency. 

• Presentation by Lynn Sprague, 

National Museum of Forest Service 

History, on reforestation and 

reclamation of mine lands. 

• Council Business. 

• Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any 

potential items on the agenda, you 

should contact Michael J. Ducker, (202) 

586–7810 or 

Michael.Ducker@HQ.DOE.GOV (e-mail). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

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